1. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin1 Network Simulation and Testing Polly Huang EE NTU http://cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~phuang phuang@cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw

2. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin2 Vital Information Course: 網路模擬與測試 Taught by: 黃寶儀 Class No. : 921 EU7400 Credit: 3 units

3. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin3 For Some of You The first non-English course taught in English All communication in English, including –Lectures –Homework –Exams –In/off-class interaction

4. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin4 Be Aware Homework and exams are accepted only in English Credits are granted only when the English is comprehensible

5. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin5 Though to avoid confusion… Please make sure your names are clearly written in Chinese.

6. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin6 Think of it this way: I get to be an exchange student without going physically abroad.

7. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin7 Some Suggestions Read the corresponding material/slides before a lecture Lectures will not be recorded this semester –Recordings from previous years are available in mp3 format

8. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin8 Today Class admin

9. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin9 Roadmap The essentials Administrative Information Content –Course objective and scope –Syllabus Your responsibility –Homework –Exams Grading policy Class material

10. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin10 The Essentials Course page –http://nslab.ee.ntu.edu.tw/courses/net-simtest-spring- 07/ Polly Huang –http://cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~phuang –Click the ‘Teaching’ link –Then, click the ‘Spring 2007’link –Under the ‘Network Simulation and Testing’ category

11. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin11 Roadmap The essentials Administrative Information Content –Course objective and scope –Syllabus Your responsibility –Homework –Exams Grading policy Class material

12. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin12 Lecture Info Location –BL-212 Time –Friday, 9:10-12:10 –2 breaks 10:00-10:20 11:10-11:20 –Please note that during the breaks the priority goes to the calls of nature. –Questions will be addressed afterwards.

13. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin13 The Instructor Polly Huang –Office: BL-613 –Phone: 33663599 –Email: phuang@cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw –Homepage: http://cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~phuang

14. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin14 Office Hour By appointment Vote for a common slot next week

15. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin15 Background Knowledge Advanced courses on data networks There will be networking terms that I assume you have learned about at some point. The tools are all data network specific. You’ll definitely need to know how the TCP/IP network works and the advanced research-oriented ideas. This will be a difficult course if you do not have sufficient background.

16. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin16 Software Skill Unix! C/C++ Experience with scripting languages

17. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin17 Equipment Requirement A laptop/PC of your manipulation –Installing FreeBSD –Installing tools –Doing homework

18. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin18 Roadmap The essentials Administrative Information Content –Course objective and scope –Syllabus Your responsibility –Homework –Term project Grading policy Class material

19. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin19 Nature An advanced course on network experiments –Basics –Tools –Real experiments For graduates students –Serious –Responsible –Spontaneous

20. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin20 Objectives Revisiting the fundamental experimental design and analysis Examine the workload model and experimental design suitable for network research Emphasizing the details of measurement, simulation, and testing tools for network research Practical training of theory learned in real- world problems

21. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin21 Scope The network experiments –Performance evaluation in general –The target system, i.e. data network The system The workload The metrics –The tools ns-2 dummynet tcpdump and libpcap

22. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin22 Syllabus: Part I 03/02 Admin 03/09 Overview: Analyzing the Internet (HW#1: FreeBSD due 12:30) 03/16 Workload: Traffic 03/23 Workload: Topology (HW#2: Paper Review #1 due 00:00) 03/30 Workload: Internet Dynamics 04/06 No Class (Make-up Class: 6/18) 04/13 Case Studies (HW#3: Paper Review #2 due 00:00)

23. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin23 Syllabus: Part II 04/20 Project proposal presentations 04/27 ns-2 I 05/04 ns-2 II (Project Proposal due 00:00) 05/11 ns-2 III (HW#4: ns-2 lab 1 due 12:30) 05/18 ns-2 IV 05/25 tcpdump I (HW#5: ns-2 lab 2 due 12:30)

24. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin24 Syllabus: Part III 06/01 tcpdump II 06/08 dummynet I (HW#6: tcpdump lab due 12:30) 06/15 dummynet II 06/18 dummynet III (HW#7: dymmynet lab 1 due 12:30) 06/22 Project Presentation (HW#8: dummynet lab 2 due 12:30, report due 00:00)

25. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin25 Roadmap The essentials Administrative Information Content –Course objective and scope –Syllabus Your responsibility –Assignments –Term project Grading policy Class material

26. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin26 Homework 8 homework assignments –Some demos –Some labs –Some paper reviews Submission in electronic format Absolutely no late assignments

27. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin27 Term Project Research-oriented exercise Research cycle –Literature review –Problem definition –Comparison –Potential ways to improve –Experimental design –Analysis –Presentation Our Emphasis Research-oriented exercise Research cycle –Literature review –Problem definition –Comparison –Potential ways to improve –Experimental design –Analysis –Presentation

28. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin28 To Start With Identify an evaluation problem Hypothesize results Propose an experimental plan Execute the plan Analyze experimental results Present the results

29. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin29 Formality Working in groups of 2 or 3 Write-up –1-page double-spaced proposal at the mid point of the semester –6-page (or less), 11-pt-font, double-spaced report by the final week

30. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin30 Proposal Presentation Each group will present your project idea The class and I will give you our feedback on the idea Each group will refine and submit the project proposal

31. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin31 Project Presentation Each group will submit the project report Each group will present your project work The class and I will give you our feedback on the work Presentations are peer graded

32. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin32 Roadmap The essentials Administrative Information Content –Course objective and scope –Syllabus Your responsibility –Homework –Term project Grading policy Class material

33. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin33 Grading Homework (40%) Project proposal presentation (10%) Project proposal (10%) Project presentation (20%) Project report (20%) Extra credit –Class participation –Up to 10%

34. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin34 Roadmap The essentials Administrative information Content –Course objective and scope –Syllabus Your responsibility –Homework –Term project Grading policy Class material

35. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin35 Class Material Tool manual pages Reading List

36. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin36 Additional Material Lecture slides in ppt format All available from the course page

37. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin37 Questions?

38. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin38 Adds I can sign the add sheet But, there is a threshold for taking this class –HW#1: Installing FreeBSD –Demo to me by next Friday 12:30 noon

39. Polly Huang, NTU EEAdmin39 The Essentials Course page –http://nslab.ee.ntu.edu.tw/courses/net-simtest-spring- 07/ Polly Huang –http://cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~phuang –Click the ‘Teaching’ link –Then, click the ‘Spring 2007’link –Under the ‘Network Simulation and Testing’ category